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Architectural monument with Saint Peter
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Architectural monument with Saint Peter

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum · 1563 · etching; plakken; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Architectural tomb monument intended to be placed against a wall. The monument has a two-part structure with a projecting central bay. At the bottom the portrait of the deceased in a state of decay, between two herms in the form of monks. At the top a kneeling man flanked by Peter as his patron saint. In the lower margin eight lines of text, in two columns, in Latin. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printalbumbladornamentprentkneeling figuregrave-building, monumental tomb
Credit lineArchitectonisch grafmonument met Petrus. 1563. Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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